America’s Christmas Miracle George Washington Crosses the Delaware, December 25, 1776

The story of George Washington crossing the Delaware on Christmas Day reminds us that American freedom was born in sacrifice, courage, and unwavering belief in the cause of liberty, and that Washington’s victory was a miracle granted by God.

On the night of December 25–26, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War, George Washington led a desperate and audacious crossing of the ice-choked Delaware River in an effort to surprise Hessian troops stationed in Trenton, New Jersey.

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